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Brand: Trendware
Model: TEW-639GR
Price: $50.95
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The 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router offers unsurpassed wireless speed, coverage and reliability. Enjoy up to 14x the speed and 6x the coverage of a wireless g connection*. Gigabit Wide Area Network and Local Area Network ports transfer your data fast. Wi-Fi certification ensures optimal wireless throughput signal strength and compatibility. Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology eliminates wireless dead spots. Wireless encryption and a manual on/off wireless switch keep your data safe. Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) integrates other WPS supported wireless adapters at the touch of a button. Seamlessly stream HD media, download files, surf and play games at wireless n Gigabit speed. ....read more
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Good buy if discounted
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
A basic wireless router which has features and functions that generally work as advertised, including port fowarding. Most home users wouldn’t need any more. The 3yr warranty is best in industry, just hope you don’t need to collect.
Simple to set-up & configure ( ignore CD):
First, plug in router, connect to modem and PC via ethernet cables; then disconnect power to modem and router. Then, re-connect power to modem and wait for about 30 secs., then connect power back to the router. Now re-boot PC’s and the router will have assigned IP’s via DHCP. You can type 192.168.10.1 into browser to access advanced router/wireless set-up & settings ( username:admin ; leave password blank ).
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User interface dumbed-down from prior model (633GR)
No QoS (contrary to some descriptions).
Even with these features DISABLED, router allows ‘WAN Ping Respond’ and ‘Remote-Management’. ‘Remote-Port’ assignment for ‘Remote-Management’ is ignored. These problems could be a security issue (use strong p/w).
Router REBOOT takes way too much time and did NOT clear a problem requiring a power re-cycle.
No activity log accessable to user.
LAN connection (RJ-45) sockets are too snug & too closely spaced & interfere with antenna motion.
Only connected device’s MAC address are reported, not the local computer “name”.
While Trendnet support is responsive, helpfulness decreases as problem complexity increases.
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Factory installed Firmware (v1.0.9.135, 9-Nov-2009) is NEWER than that offered at Trendnet.com for this model (v1.0.8.16 Sep/8/2009) …strange?
This router replaces a Trendnet TEW633-GR model I really liked except for one problem… which I had hoped the TEW639GR would fix…. it didn’t. I returned the 633 and kept the 639 ONLY because my cost for 639 was less than 1/2 that of my discounted cost for the 633 model.
Features I miss from my TEW633GR:
variable wireless transmitt power, local computer names, MAC address look-up for DHCP reservations, log file, Streamengine(i.e. QoS), much more advanced router controls, stand for vertical mount, unobstructed antennas motion, Bridge-Mode …
item is recommended if you can acquire at 40%+ discount although the TEW633GR is clearly a better router.
Perfect
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve had a trendnet wired router for 7-8 years & it always worked perfectly. I bought a Belkin router to add wireless & had nothing but trouble, so I went back to the trendnet & it couldn’t be better. Gigabit wired connections work fantastically, the wireless was easy to setup with a multitude of security options. Much better setup utility than the Belkin.
Works great wirelessly with a mac-book, an old pc laptop and wired with 2 vista machines, 2 xp machines & an HD-Homerun. I still have the belkin router connected as an ethernet switch only (wireless off & DHCP off) for 2 machines with only 10/100 capability. Now I need an n adapter for the old laptop.
Works great.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Works Great.
Pros – works great
cons – a little complicated to get started. I’m good at this stuff and I had a tough time to get through it but by no means let this deter you from buying this. Works too good to worry about it setting it up.
So far so good.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve been using this for about a month. Speed is good. No drops, works good with my work vpn connection. Good range too.